06-09-10

Toluca Lake

Tom LaBonge News

Greetings! Councilmember Tom LaBonge presented President Barack Obama’s Proclamation for Memorial Day at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood on Monday. Hundreds of honored veterans were joined by their families at the event which included a touching bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace.”

On Thursday, the Councilmember joined excited on-lookers an at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens’ Campo Gorilla Reserve to watch the seven resident gorillas consume a special feast of fruit and vegetables. The feast was held to promote the 40th Annual Beastly Ball, a fundraiser scheduled for June 19.

Councilmembers Janice Hahn and Jan Perry joined Councilmember LaBonge on the steps of City Hall to urge voters to vote “no” on Proposition 16, on the June 8th ballot. The Los Angeles City Council and concerned members from other cities and non-profit organizations expressed concern that the measure would obstruct green energy innovation and raise energy rates for Californians.

The City of Los Angeles has been invited to participate in the Los Angeles County Energy Program (LACEP), a comprehensive energy-efficiency building retrofit program. The City Council is expected to hear a Department of Water and Power report on the cost-to-benefit analysis within 30 days.

Micheltorena Elementary School needs your vote! The school is being considered for a $25,000 grant from Nature’s Path to create a community and school garden to replace a parking lot.

Tour LaBonge, the Councilmember’s series of summer evening bike rides, begins on Wednesday, June 16th with a 10-mile gentle, fun ride downtown. The rides will be held on subsequent Wednesday nights until July 21st. We hope you’ll join us for these fun, free, healthy summer events. For more information, see the attached flier.

Please join Tom and his wife Brigid this weekend for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, a 24-hour walking vigil to raise money for cancer research, education, advocacy and services. For more information, please go to www.tomlabonge.com

Start summer with a splash at the Summer Swim Season Kick-Off at Griffith Park Pool, Friday, June 25, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Councilmember Tom LaBonge and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joins the Department of Recreation and Parks, LA84 Foundation and Kaiser Permanente to launch the pool’s opening. For more information, see the attached flier.

Have a great weekend, and remember to enjoy and love Los Angeles!

Makeover of Burbank/Los Angeles Border Street

Councilmember LaBonge will join neighbors from the City of Burbank and City of Los Angeles to announce the much-anticipated resurfacing of Clybourn Avenue, which serves as a border between the two cities.

From its north end at Riverside Drive to its southern terminus at Toluca Lake Avenue, Clybourn Avenue has long been in need of resurfacing. Councilmember Tom LaBonge has been meeting with public works officials from both cities to reach an agreement that ultimately led to this two-phase resurfacing project.

A kick-off ceremony to mark the start of the project’s first phase will take place on Clybourn Avenue and Riverside Drive at 8:30 a.m. with refreshments provided by Paty’s Restaurant. Burbank Mayor Anja Reinke and City Manager Michael Flad will join Councilmember LaBonge and members of the community to celebrate the resurfacing.

WHAT: Clybourn Avenue Makeover Ceremony

WHEN: Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

WHERE: Clybourn Avenue at Riverside Drive,

Los Angeles, 91505

Introduction to Pilates: Free Mat Classes

Sheppard Method Pilates, located at 4789 Vineland Avenue in Toluca Lake, welcomes summer with “Pilates on the Patio” – free outdoor mat classes Sunday, June 13th at four different times: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:20 pm, and 2:20 pm. A great introduction to this unique form of exercise. Plenty of street parking. Pick a time and reserve your space. Call 818-752-2227.

San Fernando Valley

Registration for free Supplemental Education Services through Los Angeles Unified School District is starting soon and Huntington Learning Center, one of the recognized providers for this service encourages parents of eligible students to watch for the blue registration brochures being sent out now in the mail. Huntington Learning Center will be providing services to students approved through the district in one of its main centers in Encino and Woodland Hills and in a new extension location in Panorama City, conveniently located near Roscoe and Van Nuys and easily accessible by both public and private transportation.

Glendale

Glendale Quilt Guild Meetings

Glendale Quilt Guild Meetings are held on the Second Wednesday of each month at the Glendale Central Library, 222 East Harvard, Glendale, CA at 6:00 p.m. The next meeting will be held on June 9, 2010 with the feature speaker Alicia Campbell “Everything You Need To Know About Batting.” Meetings are free to members. Fee for non-members is $5.00. For more information visit www.glendalequiltguild.org.

Glendale Quilt Guild will be holding a workshop on June 12, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. featuring Nan Maples “Really Big Bag” Workshop will be held at the Glendale Central Library, 222 East Harvard, Glendale, CA. For information on how to sign up, please visit www.glendalequiltguild.org

About

The Tolucan Times is a free weekly community newspaper, published since 1937 and available online. With over 600 drop locations throughout the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys from Encino to Pasadena, The Tolucan Times serves the communities of Glendale, Flintridge La Canada, Burbank, North Hollywood, Toluca Lake, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, and Van Nuys, to list a few.